For indigenous peoples, winter solstice has been a time to honor their ancient sun deity. Their rituals...
Month: February 2019
Hal Lindsey and C. C. Carlson’s The Late Great Planet Earth introduced millions of readers worldwide to end-times prophecy....
‘Thought-Forms, a strange, beguiling, frequently pretentious, utterly original book first published in 1901, emerged from a ferment...
The Boston Tea Party, a foundational moment of political rebellion, was a protest against tea, and tea...
Promotion for safe sex by the Connecticut Department of Health Services / Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons Condoms...
Catholic hospitals are expanding their reach and adopting policies that deny ever increasing numbers of women access...
Despite the rosy image painted by the Catholic Church to cover up his reign of terror, Father...
In the great reformer’s eyes, if you didn’t love a rousing tune you deserved only “the music...
During the seismic religious changes of the 16th and 17th centuries, atrocities were committed and martyrs were...
Mass shootings bring terror in ways that people watching from afar can only imagine. And yet, society...
When art and science come together, the relationship tends to be uneven, and too often art becomes...
Keith C. Heidorn takes a look at the life and work of Wilson Bentley, a self-educated farmer...
Journalism’s crisis – loss of readers, revenue and respect – has led many to conclude that if...
On the night before Christmas Eve in 1888 — a cold Sunday evening in the French city...
Its dizzy heights may have passed, but the fad for adult coloring books is far from over....
A hot summer revealed a hidden history beneath the dried-out fields – but only when seen from...
Over the past two decades Australian archaeologists have been slowly uncovering the World Heritage-listed ancient theatre site at...
Violent crimes and other hate incidents targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans consistently are unreported and...
Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are...
Animals have always been central to human culture, as cave paintings around the world attest. In more...
Brewing within some young people is an intolerance and hatred that is bringing violence to the streets...
Books had the practical aim of helping children to learn to read, count, and understand the world...
Examining the role of animals in Thai manuscript art. Illustrations of real and mythical animals play an...
Reported crimes do not always lead to arrests, prosecutions or even a record of hate crimes. By...
Animals are history-shaping actors in many fields of historical research. Introduction Animals have become an important topic...
War animals have been with us for a very long time. There’s a good chance you’ve come...
The costs imposed by charter schools are not only financially burdensome to local public schools; they’re also...
Department for Communities/flickr/Creative Commons By Dr. Peter Worley / 03.03.2016 CEO, The Philosophy Foundation President, SOPHIA Visiting...
Buddhist Man Meditating / Photo by Jakub Michankow, Wikimedia Commons ‘Mindfulness’ has become a household word, standing for inner...
Examining the death, and the life, of Florence Nightingale, the great nursing heroine of the Crimean War....